A P-8A Poseidon prepares for take off from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Jan. 24, 2025. (Andy Anderson/U.S. Navy)
SEATTLE — Naval Air Station Whidbey Island reported that it had detected and disabled a drone using defense systems at the home of EA-18G Growler electronic warfare squadrons.
The drone incursion was reported at about 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ault Field, the main operations area of the base 60 miles north of Seattle, according to a statement that evening from air station spokesman Michael Welding.
Unspecified defense systems disabled the drone.
Base security and explosive ordnance personnel secured the scene around the downed drone and were “able to determine it did not carry explosives” or constitute any other type of threat, Welding said.
The Navy did not report if the drone had cameras or carried other payload or whether it interrupted flights or operations at the air base.
